tract stem words

pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views

• abstract
• attract
• protract
• retract

to pull into something; to pull into oneself

• attract
• retract
• contract
• protract

to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of "expand"

• contract
• retract
• protract
• extract

to pull a person's attention in another direction

• distract
• extract
• protract
• contract

to pull out by force

• extract
• protract
• retract
• traction

to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong

• protract
• extract
• retract
• contract

a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back

• retraction
• contraction
• abstraction
• attraction

to pull some out, therefore having less left over

• subtract
• abstract
• attract
• protract

a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when dislocated or fractured

• traction
• tractor
• tract
• attract

a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads

• tractor
• contractor
• abstractor
• attractor